Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Venezuela's import sources for HS product codes where a single source country accounts for >= 80% of total imports and the import value is >= 10,000,000 USD. Only data for the most recent available year is displayed. If you want more data, visit the Country Matrix.

Venezuela

30 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Cuba8904Tugs and pusher craft2010100.00%17,004,163
2Morocco2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk2010100.00%10,672,171
3USA1502Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, other than those of heading 15032010100.00%14,268,756
4USA1518Animal, vegetable or microbial fats, oils and their fractions; boiled, oxidised, dehydrated or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading no. 1516, inedible mixtures or preparations of fats, oils or their fractions, n.e.c. in chapter 152010100.00%103,557,622
5USA2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals2010100.00%35,704,718
6Chile7403Copper; refined and copper alloys, unwrought201099.84%34,164,601
7Brazil0102Bovine animals; live201099.40%1,005,223,734
8Ecuador1604Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs201097.07%115,662,606
9USA8905Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes, other vessels; the navigability of which is subsidiary to main function; floating docks, floating, submersible drilling, production platforms201096.46%84,819,660
10Brazil1701Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form201095.65%100,282,622
11USA8803Aircraft; parts of heading no. 8801 or 8802201095.24%12,018,634
12Ecuador1511Palm oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201093.16%70,781,893
13Chile2007Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut puree and fruit or nut pastes, being cooked preparations; whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter201092.86%18,323,179
14Ecuador3101Fertilizers; animal or vegetable, whether or not mixed together or chemically treated; fertilizers produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products201091.61%18,337,766
15USA1515Fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils n.e.c. in chapter 15 (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201090.55%22,724,551
16USA3811Anti-knock preparations, oxidation and gum inhibitors, viscosity improvers, anti-corrosive preparations and the like, for mineral oils (including gasoline) or other liquids used for the same purposes201089.09%79,511,102
17Spain7302Railway or tramway track constructions of iron or steel; rails, check and track rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods, sleepers, fish-plates, chair wedges, sole plates, bedplates, ties and the like201088.56%17,026,443
18Chile1104Cereal grains otherwise worked (e.g. hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced or kibbled) except rice of heading no. 1006; germ of cereals whole, rolled, flaked or ground201088.46%14,661,719
19United Kingdom2208Ethyl alcohol, undenatured; of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% volume; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages201087.54%72,491,763
20USA8420Machines; calendering or other rolling machines, for other than metal or glass and cylinders therefor201087.29%10,269,452
21USA2815Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) peroxides of sodium or potassium201086.44%28,277,582
22Br. Virgin Isds2910Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201085.20%15,040,882
23Brazil8212Razors and razor blades; (including razor blade blanks in strips)201085.10%65,301,503
24USA9009Photocopying apparatus incorporating an optical system or of the contact type and thermo-copying apparatus.201084.95%19,067,010
25USA3822Reagents; diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits, other than those of heading 30.06; certified reference materials201084.19%182,393,025
26USA2902Cyclic hydrocarbons201083.96%29,103,500
27Panama2809Diphosphorus pentaoxide; phosphoric acid; polyphosphoric acids, whether or not chemically defined201083.36%25,752,820
28USA8802Aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8801, except unmanned aircraft of heading 8806, (e.g. helicopters, aeroplanes); spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles201082.00%13,534,128
29USA8411Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbines201080.33%737,394,442
30USA2836Carbonates; peroxocarbonates (percarbonates); commercial ammonium carbonate containing ammonium carbamate201080.11%52,116,416

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 15 occurrences

Brazil: 3 occurrences

Chile: 3 occurrences

Ecuador: 3 occurrences

Br. Virgin Isds: 1 occurrence

Cuba: 1 occurrence

Morocco: 1 occurrence

Panama: 1 occurrence

Spain: 1 occurrence

United Kingdom: 1 occurrence

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